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MRS. EDNA MOLEWA, MP : MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

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Personal

  • Date of Birth: 23 March 1957
  • Marital Status: Married




Current Positions

  • Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs since 1 November 2010.

 
 

Academic Qualifications

  • Completed a course in Economic Leadership for the New Millennium and Administration Management from Wharton School of Business in United States of America (USA).
  • Completed a course in Leadership at Kennedy School of Governance.
  • Currently studying towards B.Com degree with University of South Africa (UNISA).

Career/Memberships/Positions/Other Activities

  • Teacher at Moloto and Makaunyane Secondary Schools (1976 - 1981).
  • Served in the underground structures of the liberation movement in 1980s.
  • Chairperson of South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU), Warmbaths Branch.
  • Deputy President of South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU).
  • Member of the Federation of Transvaal Women.
  • Member of the Regional Executive Committee of Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU), Northern Transvaal (1987 - 1989).
  • Served on the National Labour Economic Institute (1992 - 1994).
  • Deputy Chairperson of the African National Congress Womens League, Garankuwa Branch (1992 1994).
  • Member of the National Assembly (1994 - 1996).
  • First women Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry (1994 -1996).
  • Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Tourism, Environment and Conservation in North West Province (1996 - 1998).
  • Member of the Executive Council for Economic Development and Tourism in North West Province (1998 - 2000).
  • Member of the Executive Council for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment in North West Province (2000 - 2004).
  • Chairperson of the African National Congress Women's League in the North West Province.
  • Provincial Treasurer of the African National Congress in the North West Province until May 2005.
  • Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in the North West Province (May 2005- May 2008).
  • Premier of the North West Province (April 2004- May 2009).

Awards/Decorations/Bursaries

  • The Department she led obtained the Platinum Award for best performance in the Province (2003).
  • Voted best performing Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture in the Country by the National Emergent Red-Meat Producers Organization (NERPO) in 2003.

Research and Publications

  • Author of unpublished articles in the following fields: Labour, Economics and Political Education